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MCP servers used by developers and ‘vibe coders’ are riddled with vulnerabilities – here’s what you need to know
Hundreds of Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers around the world are open to abuse, with vulnerabilities that put vibe coders and their organization’s sensitive assets at risk. Introduced late last year, MCP servers are an easy-to-use extension of LLMs, thanks to the simplicity of their protocols, and have come into widespread use due to the broad availability of independently developed…
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Mainframe developers are stuck with outdated tools – GitLab and IBM want to solve that
GitLab and IBM have announced a new partnership aimed at driving mainframe modernization and supporting developer productivity. The new scheme, GitLab Ultimate for IBM, looks to bridge mainframe and cloud native development, according to the duo, and will provide developers with modern toolkits and collaboration tools. IBM said the DevSecOps service has been specifically designed for mainframe environments and will…
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‘Made the Pro plan worse’: GitHub just announced new pricing changes for its Copilot service – and developers aren’t happy
GitHub has announced new changes to its AI Copilot service in a move that looks to drive profitability – but it’s sparked ire among developers. As part of a shake up of the service, the company will begin enforcing monthly limits on the most powerful AI coding models. This policy change will affect a range of top industry models, including…
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AI-generated code is in vogue: Developers are now packing codebases with automated code – but they’re overlooking security and leaving enterprises open to huge risks
Nearly half of developers using AI to support operations say their codebases are now largely AI-generated, new research shows. A survey from Cloudsmith found 42% of developers admitted to having AI-filled codebases, with respondents noting that the use of AI has helped them markedly improve productivity and efficiency. Yet despite the influx of AI-generated code, long-standing best practices are being…
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Half of developers want to quit over “embarrassing” tech stack
Nearly half of developers would quit their jobs over the “embarrassing” tech they have to work with – with three in ten considering resigning over a lack of AI. That’s according to a survey by Storyblok of 200 senior developers, which found that nine in ten use AI to code frequently. The polled developers said they make use of AI…
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For developers, Apple’s tools get a lot better for AI – Computerworld
There was something missing from Xcode, and that was a tool called Swift Assist. Apple announced that tool, which was intended to help developers write code using AI, at WWDC last year. It possibly reflects some of the failures of Apple’s internal AI development projects that the tool hasn’t yet shipped, and the introduction of support for ChatGPT hints that perhaps it…
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Developers beware: Malware has been found in a dozen popular NPM packages – here’s what you need to know
More than a dozen NPM packages, with a combined million weekly downloads, have been compromised to deliver malware. Node Package Manager (NPM) is the widely-used default package manager for the JavaScript runtime environment, Node.js, and is used to install libraries, share packages, manage dependencies, run scripts, and more. A newly-discovered Remote Access Trojan (RAT) enables an attacker to execute shell…
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Mistral targets security-conscious developers with new AI coding assistant
Mistral AI has announced a new coding assistant designed for secure enterprise deployment, with a focus on customizable models and observable decision making. The assistant runs on a bundle of four Mistral models, all of which specialize in an aspect of its broader capabilities. It generates code using Codestral, Mistral’s coding assistant fluent in over 80 programming languages, while drawing…
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Big tech promised developers productivity gains with AI tools – now they’re being rendered obsolete
Coding tools quickly emerged as one of the key use cases in the generative AI boom, with big tech providers promising marked productivity boosts and reduced workloads. With an AI companion at their side picking up the drudge work, it’s not hard to see why developers would be enthusiastic about them. Research from GitHub last year seemed to back this…
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Shifting left might improve software security, but developers are becoming overwhelmed – communication barriers, tool sprawl, and ‘vulnerability overload’ is causing serious headaches for development teams
Nearly half of enterprises are trying to “shift left” in a bid to shore up software security, but false positives, the faster pace of development thanks to AI, and challenges integrating tools are limiting success for developers. That’s according to research by AI security firm Pynt that focused on the adoption of shift left practices — referring to a strategy…
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